Leopard Earthball vs Mexican cottontail

Scleroderma areolatum compared with Sylvilagus cunicularius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leopard Earthball	Mexican cottontail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Sclerodermataceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Scleroderma	Sylvilagus
Species	Scleroderma areolatum	Sylvilagus cunicularius

Conservation Status

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Mexican cottontail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leopard Earthball	Mexican cottontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Mexican cottontail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.